According to a recently discovered entry in the USI’s list of certified goods, the upcoming Pixel Tablet from Google will support the cross-manufacturer USI (Universal Stylus Initiative) standard, allowing it to be used with a variety of third-party styluses. The entry, discovered by NuGiz, identifies a Google device with the product name “Tangor” and the model number “Tablet,” which are likely placeholder names for the Android-powered tablet Google revealed earlier this month.
Google embraced the USI, an industry-wide stylus standard, in 2018. It’s already available on several Chromebooks, allowing them to work with a variety of styluses from various manufacturers. However, while there is a slew of proprietary pen / Android tablet options (such as Samsung’s S Pen for Galaxy tablets), no tablets have been certified to function with the universal USI standard.
Google didn’t specify which version of its Tablet will support the USI 2.0
The USI released version 2.0 of the standard earlier this year. This version contains a new wireless charging function, similar to what Apple offers with the Apple Pencil 2 and select iPads, that could allow compatible styluses to be charged simply by placing them close to a supported device.
As 9to5Google points out, it’s odd that Google’s tablet appeared in the USI database so soon after the company announced a 2023 release date. The listing initially appeared sometime after January, according to the Wayback Machine.
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